Happy National Superintendent Day to our amazing leader Crystal Steinmetz! Thank you for all that you do to lead our district.

HS/MS Spartan Shield weekly update for the week of 11/17-11/22.

Here is the Spartan winter activities calendar for our upcoming winter activities at the HS/MS.

Fall sports pictures will be taken on 11/19/25 beginning at 4pm. If you have any questions, please contact the HS/MS office.



Last week our DARE lesson was on Stress. Our DARE students learned about Stress and effective strategies in how to deal with stress. This week we learned about confident communication.

Our FFA crew did a great job presenting at the board meeting last night! They shared highlights of their trip to nationals.




Game day in Spartan Country! Our middle school basketball teams will be competing at Stanton County this afternoon. Games begin at 4:30pm. Girls games will be held at the middle school and the boys at the high school. The A games are first, followed by the B games.

You are cordially invited to the HS/MS Parent Planning Committees Fall Festival Carnival on November 15th. Come out and enjoy a fun evening!


Please read the important message for tomorrow!

Our 2025 Senior Citizen Thanksgiving meal with our kindergarten students is scheduled on November 13th. Contact Mrs. Jana Miller if you have any questions.

HS/MS Spartan Shield weekly update for 11/10-11/15.
Just a reminder that school is in session tomorrow 11/7/25.

HS/MS Spartan Shield Weekly Update for 11/3-11/8.

Attention Spartan fans- Due to injuries and keeping our kids safety as a priority, we unfortunately have to cancel the game on Thursday and end our season early. Thank you for a great season, and all the support you provided the team! We are looking forward to a great 6 man season in the fall of 2026.

Our FFA crew has been busy today in St. Louis. They spent time learning about the historic information about St. Louis.






Today in DARE at Deerfield we learned about pressure and peer pressure and resistance strategies when faced with peer pressure. We also added ārespondā to the DARE Decision Making Model.


Come out on Thursday evening and cheer on our Spartan football team as they will be taking on Dighton at 6pm in Deerfield.

Our FFA group stopped for lunch this afternoon at Fritzās in KC! They have made it safely to St. Louis this evening. They will continue onto Indianapolis in the morning for FFA Nationals!


Race day! Good luck to our high school Spartan XC team as they compete at Regionals in Ellis, KS with the first race beginning at 10am.

Our USD 216 Yearbook is officially available for pre-order! We have made it available to purchase through skyward (in the same area where you pay fees and lunch bills). You can also send in a check made payable to USD 216 or cash. These can be turned into Mrs. Rubio. Make sure if you do cash or check that you send information of who is receiving that yearbook.
From now until December 18th, you can pre-order the 2026 yearbook for $35. After that, the price will increase to $40. So order yours today! If you have any questions feel free to email or parent square message Mrs. Rubio.
For a video that will explain how to find the yearbook in Skyward use this link: https://bit.ly/478zuNR
From now until December 18th, you can pre-order the 2026 yearbook for $35. After that, the price will increase to $40. So order yours today! If you have any questions feel free to email or parent square message Mrs. Rubio.
For a video that will explain how to find the yearbook in Skyward use this link: https://bit.ly/478zuNR

HS/MS Weekly Spartan Shield for 10/27-11/1.

